Statistics
Tularemia has been reported from all states except Hawaii, but is most common in the south central United States, the Pacific Northwest, and parts of Massachusetts, including Martha’s Vineyard.
Table of Reported Cases – U.S. 2011-2020
State | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 Incidence* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
Alaska | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
Arkansas | 37 | 22 | 38 | 42 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 55 | 93 | 35 | 1.2 |
California | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 |
Colorado | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 |
Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Florida | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Idaho | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
Illinois | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
Indiana | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
Iowa | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.1 |
Kansas | 11 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 0.3 |
Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0.1 |
Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Maryland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Massachusetts | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0.1 |
Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 |
Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Missouri | 21 | 27 | 36 | 20 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 0.2 |
Montana | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
Nebraska | 4 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0.3 |
Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
New Jersey | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 |
New Mexico | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 |
North Carolina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 |
North Dakota | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Ohio | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Oklahoma | 15 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 41 | 44 | 25 | 6 | 0.2 |
Oregon | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
South Dakota | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1.1 |
Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 |
Texas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Utah | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Vermont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Virginia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 |
Washington | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0.1 |
West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 |
Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 |
U.S. TOTAL | 166 | 149 | 203 | 180 | 314 | 230 | 239 | 229 | 274 | 150 | 0.05 |
*Incidence= reported cases per 100,000 residents |
Tularemia was much more common in the early part of the 20th century than it is now.
Data Table
Year | No. Cases |
1950 | 927 |
1951 | 702 |
1952 | 668 |
1953 | 601 |
1954 | 681 |
1955 | 584 |
1956 | 522 |
1957 | 601 |
1958 | 587 |
1959 | 459 |
1960 | 390 |
1961 | 365 |
1962 | 328 |
1963 | 327 |
1964 | 342 |
1965 | 264 |
1966 | 208 |
1967 | 184 |
1968 | 186 |
1969 | 149 |
1970 | 172 |
1971 | 187 |
1972 | 152 |
1973 | 171 |
1974 | 144 |
1975 | 129 |
1976 | 157 |
1977 | 165 |
1978 | 141 |
1979 | 196 |
1980 | 234 |
1981 | 288 |
1982 | 275 |
1983 | 310 |
1984 | 291 |
1985 | 177 |
1986 | 170 |
1987 | 214 |
1988 | 201 |
1989 | 152 |
1990 | 152 |
1991 | 193 |
1992 | 159 |
1993 | 132 |
1994 | 96 |
1995 | 117 |
1996 | 88 |
1997 | 101 |
1998 | 91 |
1999 | 96 |
2000 | 142 |
2001 | 129 |
2002 | 90 |
2003 | 129 |
2004 | 134 |
2005 | 154 |
2006 | 95 |
2007 | 137 |
2008 | 123 |
2009 | 93 |
2010 | 124 |
2011 | 166 |
2012 | 149 |
2013 | 203 |
2014 | 180 |
2015 | 314 |
2016 | 230 |
2017 | 239 |
2018 | 229 |
2019 | 274 |
2020 | 150 |
Tularemia is more common in males, possibly because of a greater likelihood of exposure through hunting and landscaping. Tularemia occurs in persons of all ages, but is most common in children.
Data Table
Age | Male | Female |
0-4 | 119 | 100 |
5-9 | 165 | 143 |
10-14 | 118 | 72 |
15-19 | 86 | 42 |
20-24 | 87 | 39 |
25-29 | 90 | 46 |
30-34 | 103 | 56 |
35-39 | 107 | 43 |
40-44 | 141 | 66 |
45-49 | 152 | 70 |
50-54 | 172 | 96 |
55-59 | 189 | 87 |
60-64 | 177 | 62 |
65-69 | 168 | 55 |
70-74 | 110 | 48 |
75-79 | 89 | 38 |
80-87 | 56 | 21 |
85-89 | 20 | 14 |
90+ | 9 | 4 |
Tularemia is more common in the months of May through September. Bites from infected ticks or deer flies usually occur in the summer months, but illness due to animal handling and hunting can occur at any time of the year.
Data Table
Month of Onset | Percent of Total Cases |
January | 1 |
February | 2 |
March | 2 |
April | 7 |
May | 17 |
June | 22 |
July | 19 |
August | 11 |
September | 9 |
October | 5 |
November | 2 |
December | 2 |